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1910-S Double Eagle, MS67
Ex: Clapp, Eliasberg, Price, Morse

1910-S $20 MS67 PCGS. Only one PCGS-certified example -- an MS68 that to our knowledge has been hidden from public view for more than two decades -- is finer than the current 1910-S MS67 PCGS double eagle, an impressive coin with an impeccable pedigree extending back to John M. Clapp and including Louis Eliasberg, Dr. Thaine B. Price, and Phillip H. Morse. The present offering of this coin marks its first auction appearance in nearly 10 years, and it is also only the second appearance of any certified Superb Gem 1910-S in that same length of time.

The 1910-S Saint-Gaudens twenty is extremely elusive above the Gem level. This Superb Gem, formerly in the Morse Collection, was the only MS67 example in the Morse holdings, but he also had three MS66 examples -- two PCGS, one NGC. That was a function of the high grades Mr. Morse sought in every Saint-Gaudens issue, rather than an indication of the availability of the 1910-S in high grades.

The 1910-S in the Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Collection was an MS66+ PCGS-CAC example (Heritage, 1/2012), lot 4614, which brought $29,900.

This fabulous MS67 PCGS example offers surfaces that are frosted rather than the more frequently seen satin finish. The strike details are fully brought up on both sides. Rich reddish patina appears throughout. Population: 1 in 67, 1 finer (9/14).

David Akers wrote of this coin in the Dr. Thaine Price Collection:

"This coin leaves little to be desired in any respect. It is fully struck with magnificent original surfaces and gorgeous medium orange-gold color. The surfaces are nearly pristine with no more than a few extremely small contact marks, mostly on the reverse on the eagle and in the rays below. ... At the grade level represented by this remarkable specimen, the 1910-S Double Eagle is a major rarity, and although not among the highest value coins in the Price Collection, this is certainly among the most impressive."

Ex: Purchased by John M. Clapp directly from the San Francisco Mint in 1910; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (1942); Eliasberg "United States Gold Coin" Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1982), lot 1036; Auction '88 (7/1988), lot 989; Dr. Thaine B. Price; Price Collection (Akers, 5/1998), lot 85; Phillip H. Morse Collection (Heritage, 11/2005), lot 6585, which brought $51,750.
From The Empire Collection.(Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26FH, PCGS# 9156, Greysheet# 10166)

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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